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Bagaimana dengan lesson yang lalu? Mudah bukan? Nah, Mari melanjutkan ke lesson berikutnya..
Today I continue the previous post to section eight, Here are some easy examples for you to practice wherever you are, and I believed you gonna love them. for those of you who do not know yet, maybe this can be useful.
(Misuse of the infinitive)
Use the gerund and not the infinitive !
Practise + ing
Don't say: You must practise to speak English.
Say: You must practise speaking English.
Remember + ing
Don't say: I don't remember to have seen Faisal
Say: I don't remember seeing him.
Or: I don't remember having seen him.
Risk + ing
Don't say: We couldn't risk to leave him alone.
Say: We couldn't risk leaving him alone.
Stop + ing
Don't say: The wind has almost stopped to blow
Say: The wind has almost stopped blowing.
Note also give up (= stop) he give up smoking.
D. After certain adjectives
Busy + ing
Don't say: tie was busy to revise the exams.
Say: He was busy revising for the exams.
Worth + ing
Don't say: Is today's film worth to see?
Say: Is today's film worth seeing?
E. After certain phrases
Have difficulty in + ing
Don't say: She has no difficulty to do it.
Say: She has no difficulty in doing it.
Have the pleasure of + ing
Don't say: I had the pleasure to meet him.
Say: I had the pleasure of meeting him.
Note: also take pleasure in.
He takes great pleasure in helping others
It's no use + ing.
Don't say: It's no use to cry like a baby.
Say: It's no use crying like a baby.
It's no good + ing
Don't say: It's no good to get angry.
Say: It's no good getting angry.
Look forward to + ing
Don't say: I look forward to see him soon.
Say: I look forward to seeing him soon.
There is no harm in + ing
Don't say: There's no harm to visit her now.
Say: There's no harm in visiting her now.
Thank you for reading.
If you found any mistakes of these phrases, don't forget to leave the comment below and be my guest. Don't forget to stop by and see you to next post.
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Your pleasure my Lord 😉
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